1.5 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem with Heidi Foland

$Cara Ellison & Jack de Quidt: Our last episode of the year is here and it's super writing-focused! Cara and Jack join us to talk about their writing processes, working on a narrative when it's fractured across an entire team, why fetch quests occur even though everyone HATES them, the narrative design in The Witcher and Kentucky Route Zero, why a lot of studios are afraid of trusting the player, narrative problem-solving, the verbs that happen in games, navigating breaking the fourth wall, the portrayal of relationships in games, the importance of humor, how to handle pacing, required reading for people working in the industry that *isn't* about making games, and much, much more.$

74: Recent co-op faves, crafting in games, & board game "dream teams" (guest: Nikki Valens): Designer Nikki Valens (Legacy of Dragonholt, Eldritch Horror, Quirky Circuits) drops by Going Analog again to discuss recent favorite co-op games, crafting mechanisms, and their latest project, the ambitious co-op, campaign-based Artisans of Splendent... by Going Analog Podcast

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The Mount Rushmore Of Video Games by Kotaku Splitscreen

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8-4 Play 4/19/2013: TOUGH LOVE: And now for something a little different: special guests Ryan Payton (Republique) and Chris Kohler (Wired GameLife) join the gang for an epic, sprawling -- and at times heated -- discussion focusing on retro game collecting, indie game development,... by 8-4 Play

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TPT #282: Gaming Hades & Zagreus: Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the video game Hades as inspiration for your tabletop sessions. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party tries to do no harm, and Zagreus dies escaping yet lives on in the Character Creation Forge. by Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours

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Episode 48 (Part 2) Return to Call of Cthulhu (with Lynne Hardy): The GROGNARD files returns with the Return of Call of Cthulhu with the return of Lynne Hardy. This time she faces the Keeper’s Screen to reveal her Arcane secrets. She talks about her contribution to the Dying Earth Role-Playing Game, Cogs, Cakes and Swordsticks, the game she designed, and more news about upcoming Chaosium releases … Continue reading "Episode 48 (Part 2) Return to Call of Cthulhu (with Lynne Hardy)" by The GROGNARD Files

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